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Counter UAS. Customs and Border Protection awarded Citadel Defense a $1.2 million contract for six of the California-based company’s Titan counter-drone systems for border security applications along the U.S. boundary […]

Flying Cars in the Air Force? The Pentagon is looking at the feasibility of using commercially made flying cars to perform logistics missions. The Air Force’s top acquisition executive Will […]

Esper/JEDI. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is not close to a decision on his review of the potential $10 billion JEDI cloud program, a top Pentagon spokesperson told reporters on […]

T-X. The Air Force’s forthcoming T-X trainer aircraft has completed 100 test flights as of Sept. 5, the manufacturer Boeing said Thursday. The Air Force awarded Boeing and Saab a […]

DoD ‘Night Court.’ Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters on Wednesday he wants to initiate a “defense-wide review process” to find funds across the department that can be shifted […]

GPS III Launch. The second GPS III satellite successfully launched Thursday morning aboard ULA’s Delta IV rocket. Air Force and Lockheed Martin engineers declared they had full control of the […]

Appointments. Phebe Novakovic, the chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a bipartisan research think […]

Air Force Launch. The Air Force said Wednesday that Pearl White, an Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) demonstration program, is scheduled to launch beginning Aug. 16 on a rideshare aboard […]

Selva Out, Hyten in the Wings. Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, the 10th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired last Wednesday after a 39-year career. Over his […]

Future Amphib Fleet. Gen. David Berger, the newly appointed Marine Corps Commandant, is looking to move away from his force’s long-held requirement for a fleet of 38 amphibious ships. Berger […]